Budget mods - $50 or less

[Redfisher]

Stevenm,

How does that seal attach to the body ? - do you need to drill holes or is it peel and stick ?

Also if you can, could we see the profile of the seal you used.

Thanks JON

[Redfisher]

The listing for Sus Tec says 2005 - 2012 - I asked if they would fit my 2014 and they said no but I cant really see why there would be any difference - can anyone tell me for sure ?

Thanks JON

[bob14hilux]

Not really a mod, but $40 from bunnings, heaps bright work light.

[Rocket55]

Hey Bob, how does one exactly measure "heaps bright" ??

[oggy]

I think this is done by looking directly into the light and counting how long before the spots in the middle of your eyes disappear.

[bob14hilux]

400 lumens according to the packet. Lights up the backyard at night.

[Rocket55]

Sounds good, but how long do the spots last

[bob14hilux]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zXDo4dL7SU

[hylux]

Use an old sponge and cut up to fit around the bonnet hinge to stop the leaves filling up the bottom of front guard stopping rust.
Secondly every 6 months remove front mud flaps, undo bottom guard bolts and flush out all the crap with hose or sometimes a vacuum will do. Again to stop rust.if you have never done this, try it and you will see what I mean

Cost probably 3 beers

[Rocket55]

Nice tip!!

[TrentSR5]

Led interior light ran off the roof light. It can be on all the time or off or on with the doors, awesome little mod for scrounging round the back seat lookin for somethn when camping.

[Malted]

Use an old sponge and cut up to fit around the bonnet hinge to stop the leaves filling up the bottom of front guard stopping rust.

Sounds a little like swapping one evil for another. Sponges hold water, water held against metal = rust?
Perhaps some plastic mesh, such as gutter guard type stuff, instead?

[GazaShaggy]

Just posted this in my build but thought it would go good in here the amount of times I've had to get something out of the glove box at night and had to use a torch was irritating me so here's my solution.
It was all stuff I had left over from other projects so for me it was nothing.

Here's my glove box light, might be a little over the top
Don't mind the mess



And the door switch had some left over from doing the under bonnet lights.

[Rocket55]

Nice, no such thing as too much light, same as there's no such thing as too much horsepower

[woofta]

Or dare I say too much reliability.

[oggy]

Or dare I say babes for a boat trip

[TrentSR5]

Or dare I say babes for a boat trip

That's the one

[Rocket55]

Big boats, big horsepower, big number of babes.. Sounds like a great day out

[Redfisher]

First rule of boating - there's no replacement for displacement

[oggy]

I believe that applies to chesticals too